irredeemable

[ ir-i-dee-muh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not redeemable; incapable of being bought back or paid off.

  2. irremediable; irreparable; hopeless.

  1. beyond redemption; irreclaimable.

  2. (of paper money) not convertible into gold or silver.

Origin of irredeemable

1
First recorded in 1600–10; ir-2 + redeemable

Other words from irredeemable

  • ir·re·deem·a·bil·i·ty, ir·re·deem·a·ble·ness, noun
  • ir·re·deem·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for irredeemable

irredeemable

/ (ˌɪrɪˈdiːməbəl) /


adjective
  1. (of bonds, debentures, shares, etc) without a date of redemption of capital; incapable of being bought back directly or paid off

  2. (of paper money) not convertible into specie

  1. (of a sinner) not able to be saved or reformed

  2. (of a loss) not able to be recovered; irretrievable

  3. not able to be improved or rectified; irreparable

Derived forms of irredeemable

  • irredeemability or irredeemableness, noun
  • irredeemably, adverb

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